April 8, 2020 by Adrienne Sylver
Cancer Clinical Trials: The Impact of...
Clinical research trials can be lifesaving for many cancer patients. They provide...
Roundup: High Blood Pressure & Pregnancy; Ban...
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Rises Dramatically Since 1970, New Study Finds There has been a sharp rise in high blood pressure among pregnant women...
September 13, 2019 / 4 min read
Proton Therapy Treats Prostate Cancer with Minimal...
Many men half his age would be hard-pressed to match Alberto Gonzalez’s energy, enthusiasm and determination. After undergoing treatment for prostate cancer over the past...
September 11, 2019 / 3 min read
More Men are Facing High-Risk Prostate Cancer....
An ongoing debate over the effectiveness of a blood test to detect prostate cancer may have contributed to fewer men getting screened for the disease....
September 10, 2019 / 3 min read
Vaping-Linked Deaths, Lung Disease Cases are Rising,...
Five confirmed deaths and nearly 500 cases of lung illness are now potentially linked to e-cigarette products, according to U.S. public health officials investigating the...
September 10, 2019 / 3 min read
Peripheral Artery Disease -PAD: Risk Factors, Symptoms...
About 18 million people in the United States have PAD, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s the same type...
September 5, 2019 / 5 min read
Prostate Cancer Screening: Clearing Up the Confusion
It's been just five months since a prominent panel of U.S. healthcare experts reversed an earlier stance against the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test....
September 4, 2019 / 2 min read
Obesity, Hypertension Harming Progress Against Heart Disease,...
Many years of progress in fighting heart disease, which remains the No. 1 killer of all Americans, seems to have plateaued, and may be reversing,...
September 3, 2019 / 3 min read
Roundup: Mosquito-Borne Illness Advisory; More Ex-Smokers Face...
Third Case of Mosquito-Borne Dengue Confirmed in Miami-Dade Another locally transmitted case of dengue fever has been confirmed in Miami-Dade County — the third since...
August 30, 2019 / 4 min read
CDC: 92% of Cancers Caused by HPV...
Of the estimated 34,800 cancers likely caused by HPV (human papillomavirus) each year, 92 percent can be prevented by an HPV vaccine, according to a...
August 27, 2019 / 2 min read
Your BMI and What to Make of...
A person’s BMI, or “body mass index,” has been gaining prominence in the national conversation about ideal weight and how it ties into overall health....
August 26, 2019 / 2 min read
